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nk EE She The QSHAWA, ONTARIO, Ad oF 7 - FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1928 NO CHARGE OF DOCUMENT FALS IS ARRAIGNED FOR ARSON IN QUEBEC FIRES Arthur Bedard Faces Two Charges in Connection With . Conflagrations THIRTY.ONE PERISHED Miss R. Tremblay Gives Im- portant Evidence-- Tells Way of Starting Fives (By Canadian Press) Quebec, - Que,, Apr, 20.--Evid- ence at the preliminary hearing of Arthur Bedard, who was commit. ted to stand trial on two chargés , of arson in connection with fires at the Hospice St, Charles and St, Jean Beachman School, in which fires thirty-one children perfshed, was featured by the testimony of Miss Regina Tremblay, who stated that the accused had told her that with two other men, one called Grepler and the other named Gau- thier, he had set fire to both the hospice and the school, He had also given her a bottle of liquid with which he"said the fires had been started, The liquid was found to contain coal oil and iodine,, Jodine when heated would evaporate and in doing so would project splashes of coal oil expert testimony show- ed, HOLD DINWER AT OFFICERS' MESS Regiment Officers and Their Pleas ing ----G Ny JFonzing function was the dinder Wednesday evening of members of the officers' mess of the Ontario Regiment and their wives, About 65 officers, honor- ary members and ladies gathered in the Armories for the event, which was handled in the wusal fine style of Regimental evenings. Major R. B, Smith, president of the Officers' Mess, officiated as chairman, and the toast to the King "was proposed by Major Bmith and Captain BE, Plerson, vice-president of the mess, This was followed by ***The Regiment" by Col. J. PF.Grierson, and re. ,8ponded to by Capt. Jas. Han- ning. "The toast to the Honor: ary and Servie members was proposed by Lieut,-Col, Chappell and responded to by Mr, R. W. Millichamp, "The Ladies" were feted by Lieut. Murray Johnston, with Mrs. Frank Chappell fe- sponding, and the Badminton Club 'was toasted by Capt. A, B. Harris with Lieut. L, P, Boudler and Capt. C. A, Mason replying, The dinner was followed by a dance, with Reynold's orchestra supplying the musle, LINER ESTABLISHES NEW SPEED RECORD (By Cable Despatch) Cherbourg, April 20.--The liner "Leviathan" established a high speed record of thirty knots an hour during yesterday's - sailing. The pace was maintained for sever- |. gl hours, " Believe Film "Dawn Should Not Be Shown » (By Associated Press) New York, April 20--The private showing of the photoplay "Dawn" 'for James Gerg#rd and Charles Ober- wazer has only confirmed their be- lief that the picture should not be shown. The film depicts the life and sxecution of Edith Cavell, Ea se MS SIS, Spend Night on s as Patent Bed Folds Up «(By Associated Press), Los Angeles, Calif. April 20,--~The night spent standing on' their heads after being folded up sud- denly by a patent bed was made the basis of a forty thousand dollar personal injury suit here by Nr, and Mrs. Bruce Carter, The plaintiffs named the Los Angeles apartment douse owner as the defens ant, LIGHTHOUSE AT PORTHOPE FALLS OVER Took a 48 Degree List Early in the Week--Was Crumbling Awpy FOUNDATIONS POOR Piers and Breakwaters Grad. ually Being Wrecked By Ice and Water (By Canadian Press) Port Hope, Apr, 20,~The Port Hope 'lighthouse toppled into the water of Lake Ontario last night, Barly this week the tower took a 46 degree list through the founda. tions' giving way, and the strong wind of yesterday fimished the work, The wreckage is strewn all along the shore today, The plers and breakwaters at Port; Hope have been in a 'most dilapidated eondix tion for years, and practically nothing has been done fo preserve' them, As 8 result the pier on what the lighthouse stood has been grads ually crumbling away "and thig winter the whole understructure went out when the ice of the river came down, In 1926 the condition of the har bors and piers was drawn to the attention of Hon. Vincent Massey, who was then a parliamentary can- didate and it was thourht then that something would be done to preserve them but, though money was voted last year for some of this work nothing has been done, and As 8 result the breakwater piers and lighthouse have now disap- peared, 4 CHILD IS BURNED WHEN FIRE RAVAGES Nine Year Old Girl and Body of Infant Found in the Razed Dwelling (By Canadian Press) Sault Ste, Marie, April 20,-- The nine-year-old daughter of Isaac. Labrache was burned to death in a fire which destroyed the Labrache home on the Missis- sagi Indian Reservation near Blind River yesterday, and the body of his two-year-old-child, who Bad died the previous day, was also consumed in the flames, it is learned today. DIVORCE IS GRANTED TO LORD CHURSTON (Cable Service to The Times by Press Canadian ) London, April 20.--Lord Churs. ton has beem granted @g divoree decree nisi by Lord Merrivale in Divoree Court on the ground of misconduct by his wife, Jessie, Lady Churstop, formerly known as Denise Orme, musical comedy actress, Decide "Bremen" Will Continue Last Lap of Flight to New York Lake Steagues, Quebec, German (By Canadian Press) April rived here today brought the first news reel pictures to be made of the plane and its Little Haven prison, Greenly since Cap- tain Koehl, Baron Huenfeld and Major Fitzmaurice landed there 2 week ago today. . With most of the repair parts Becessary to refit the "Bremen" here or enroute, preparations to forward them to Greemly Island Were under way today. However, they may be held up until the ar- rival of the huge plane which left Detroit today. i HUGE TOLL | BULGARIA BY EARTHQUAKE Series of Tremors Cause More Than Hundred Deaths in Region PROPERTY RUINED Destitution and Insanity Re- sult--Population Flees to Countryside. : (Cable Service to The Times by | Canadian Press) Sofia, Bulgaria, April 20.-- Death, destitution. and insanity stalked through southeastern Bul- garia today. in the wake of a ser- fes of earthquakes which have devastated the region, More than a hundred bodies were count- ed in Phllippopolis and the neigh- borheod, How many were buried beneath the ruins was not known, To calculate the number of injur- ed, many of whom are in a eritl- cal condition, was impossible as the population fled panic stricken to the country side, MRS. KRESGE SET PRIGE FOR CHILD Wealthy Chain-Store Owner Refused to Pay Wife $10,000,000 New York, April 19,--The World says thet Mrs, Doris M, Kresge sory $11:000.009 the price; for giving Sebastiag 8, Kresge a ¢ and he d ined mpepay YE = ing to his Detroit divorce complaint which emerged Tuesday, after hay» ing been hidden for months under Supreme Court seal, Thé Kresges never had a child, The wealthy chain-store operas tor, who gave Miss Doris Mercer securities now worth almost $3,- 000,000 hefore he married her in April, 1924, related that in. April, 1025, she told him "that if he would give her $10,000,000 she would bear the child for him,.but it not," then there would be no child, ' This material came into the open when the Supreme Court Justice Mahoney signed an order at Mr, Kresge's behest, discontinuing an order for the latter's examination in connection with his divorcee suit, The Justice held that in view of the faet that Mrs, Kresge won an interlocutory divorce decree in New York, February 18, there was lit» tle occasion for Mr, Kresge"s be- ing examined in his Detroit divorce action, DIES OF GRIEF FROM MURDER OF SON Chicago, April 19--Jacob Franks has been dying since the murder of his son Bobby by Leopold and Leob, in 1924, The end came in the Drake Hotel, where the family moved to escape the memories of the. tragedy, Mr. Franks sold his home and its con- tents, He instructed his family to refrain from mentioning his son's name, The Franks had lived at Ellis Ave- nue and Hyde Park a stone's throw away were the homes of the wealthy Leobs and dove friends b fr neighborhood became a nightmare to Mr. Franks, But it was impossible to forget. 'Letters were always arriy- ing from all over the world to re- fresh the sotrowful remembrance of ir son. Mr, Franks failed gra- ally wider the Sydow J ; is son Jack, ter Josephine, and bis wife were at his bedside, Mr. Franks had accumulated more than. $1,000,000 in the the Rock Pekin, April 20.--With the Na- tionalists in control of the Yen- chowfu, near there, the United States Consulate Tsinan, has advised Americans to leave. / THINKS MARS PEOPLE HIDEOUS CREATURES WITH HEADS OR BONES \ : (By , ; New York, April 20.--Inhabl tants of Mars may be hideous ereg~ turea with no heads and may be nb bones, Professor Frank Schlesinger of Yale, told the meeting of the Astronomers Association here, He thinks it is useless to try to signal Mars by radio, ERECT NEW PLANT T0 MANUFACTURE: CONCRETE BLOCKS Thomas Strang Launches Into. Business in Oshawa-- Almost Ready. to Start Although not within the confines of the city limits, Oshawa may we!l lay claim to a new industry which has been started on Kingston read west on the property of John Bart.' lett, a short distance east of the Union Cemetery, Thomas Strayg who has been contracting in Toronto for many years, has erected a building at the south east section of the prop- erty bordering om the Kingston road in which he plans to manu- facture cement sills, caps and blocks being carrying on a general concrete business such as laying sidewalks, building cellars, excav- ating and other work, Mr, Strang is widely known having laid many miels of sidewalks in York Town ships,, At the present tme machinery is heing installed in the frame build- ing which has been constructed and it isv expected the plant wlil be ready to start business next week, a Susau! with a ball of de ing in a handy Kifehen and you will pita for a sbwl Rg 'ed Sthtes Navy JURY FAILS T0 AGREE IN BROOKS TRIAL Third Trial of ' Bartlett Brooks Concludes Before Justice Meredith BAIL 12 THOUSAND Charged With Aiding Opera- tion to Procure Abortion on Late Fiancee (By Canadian Press) Toronto, April 10, .-- Bartlett Brooks, whose third trial on a charge of alding and abetting an operation to procure abortion on his fiancee, the late Ruth Demb- ner concluded yesterday when the Jury failed to reach a verdict, was |' released on bail today by Chief Justice Meredith. Bail was re- duced from twenty to twelve thou- sand dollars by His Lordship, who told Brooks that he should hold himself in readiness to ap- pear before the next Assizes, MAGISTRATE STABBED TO DEATH IN INDIA (By Cable Despatch) Chittagon, India, April 20.-- District Magistrate G. Davies was stabbed to death today by a Moham« medan, CONTINUE SEARCH FOR "ASIATIC PRINCE" (By Cable Despatch) Honolulu, April 20.--The Units is continuing to search for the British freighter "Asiatic. Prince", long overdue os Yokohanra from San Pedro, Calif, Right of Diversion is Not Granted to Chicago So Declares Minister of In- terior -- Ottawa Neither Admits Any Compensa- tion Anywhere By U, S. for Chicago Consumption of Water Ottawa, Apr, 19.--Hon, Charles Stewart, Minister of the Interior, related to the House tonight the story of correspondence with the Lnited Btates Govroment on the Chicago water diversion from Lake Michigan, "The Govern ment of - Canada," he declared, "has consistently refused to ree- ognize the diversion in the slight- est measure, and will continue to present the Canadian viewpoint with all possible firmness to the United States against the entire principle of abstracting water from the Great Lakes to another watershed." The correspondence ' tabled 'to- night covers notys exchanged be- tween the two Governments since February 24, 1926, when Mr, Stewart last 'tabled correspon- dence, In his review Mr. Stewart men- tioned a specific inquiry sent. by the Canadian to the United States Government asking what progress had been attained by Chicago in' the curtailment mea- sures called for by the permit of the United States 'Secretary for War. It is"under this permit that diversion of water js now being Plans to Be Prepared The United States replied that detail plans, ft was expected, would be prepared during the en- suing year for the installation of ) of (Continued on page 3) '|the polar regions. LEAGUE OF NATIONS WILL BE ABLE TO TELEPHONE OTTAWA (By Cable Despatch) Geneva, April 20,--Switzerland is to become a part of the trans- Atlantic radio telephone system soon and the League of Nations will be able to telephone Ottawa, Washington and Havane, JUDGES TO APPEAR AT SALARY PROBE _ Ottawa, April 19--The Chief Jus- tices of the Superior oCurt of all the before the special committee of the provinces will be invited to appear House considering the adequacy of judges' salaries, A motion to this effect by W. A. Boys (Conseryative, Simcoe )carried at this morning's meeting of the committee. L. J. Lad ner Conservative, Vancouver South) supported the motion, County court judges Constantineau, Russell, Ont.; Barry, St. John, N.B.; Huycke, Peterboro, Ont.; Stubbs, Winnipeg, and Jackson, Lethbridge, Alta, will be asked to appear before the committee on Wednesday next. Abe Mitchell Wins Roehampton Tourney | 1° Cable Seryice To The Times By Canadian Press) London, Apr. 20.--Abe Mitchell won the Roehampton golf tourna- ment, the season's first big profes. sional test, by defeating Fred Rob- inson at the nineteenth hole today. Mitchell's play was brilliant up to. and on the greens, » NOBILE HASN'T HEAR 5 TO KILL ANYTHING (By Cable Despatch) Stolp, Germany, April 20.--Gen- eral Umberto Nobile has no inten "I haven't the heart to kill anything," he says. TUNNEY TO BEGIN TRAINING FOR (By Associated Press) New York, April 20.--Gene Tunney will leave Miami tonight | for this city. After a few days, he will go to the spectacular N. VV. to start training for the fight laily Times 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. Two Hours of Legal Argu- ment in Which Counsel "Wax Hot and Indignant" Occupy Today's Hearing of Currie $50,000 Libel Action ' RESULTS FROM REMARK MADE Mr. Regan Spoke of His In Assumed Counsel Was Comptent When He Took the Case, or Should Not Have Done So (By Canadian Press) Cobourg, April 20.--~Two hours of legal argument consumed this morning's hearing of the fifty thousand dollar libel action of Sir Arthur Currie against W, Preston and ¥. Wilson. Out of all the wel ter of discussion came one clear statement which was that the de- fence do not charge Sir Arthur Cur- rie with any connivance in falsificas tion of the documents, Colonel R, F, Orde, Judge Advo- cate General, was the first witness in the Currie Libel Action here to- day, He produced a copy of the battle casualties from Nov, 1 to Nov. 11, The number killed on Nov. 10 were 34, while 23. were admitted to the hospital and subsequently died of wounds, These would be shown as killed in action, The total casual- ties that day wege 57 killed and 199 wounded, Mr. Regan, "was there any other locality in which the Canadian corps was operating and in which casual- ties occurred? For Noy, 11, the wtness' said, one man was killed in action, fifteen were wounded and no one died of wounds, Private Price, 28th Battal- lion, was the man who was killed. He was shot by a sniper four and a half miles northeast of Mons. Col Orde explained the process by which accurate casualty reports were com- piled and the various sources of in- formation. Mr. Regan pointed out the regula- tion which required the entry to be made daily into the war diary and brought out from Col, Orde that stress of fighting often prevented entry being made from day to day, The counsel pressed ' that diaries should, according to regulations be an accurate report of operations, Col. Orde agreed. Mr, Regan had begun to say "we say that there has been a deliberate attempt--" when Mr, Justice Rose interrupted him, and said that the jury had come there sworn to try the issue joined between the two partics. Mr. Regan apparently for some rea- son wanted to show that sonie person unnamed had falsified the record, his 'Lordship stated, This might be re- levant to the issue at some place but the point was that the question Mr. Regan was putting to Col. Orde was not that place, His Lordship protested against Mr. Regan suggesting that officer who complied seventh brigade war diary was guilty of breach of duty, Did Mr, Regan imply that records had been falsified by order of Sir Arthur rie Mr. Regan, "yes, I would go so far as to say records were ately falsified by acts and with: the kno e nd Sonsent of one Jan most respons r ping from world knowledge o fthese cas- ties." Mr, Tilley declared that since Mr, Regan said records had been deliber~ ately falsified, he was perfectly will- ing to have Mr. Regan examine ¥ Orde fo the yery fullest in this con- nection but protes against Mr, Orde calling the witness to produce records and then trying to show that records were wrong, The legal battle became warm, and Mr. Preston became involved when he rose to re-assert that he was rep- wesenting himself, but claimed the right to examine witnesses of all the parties. Gradually the discussion was br. t around to where it started. His dship asked the court repor- ter to read the record wherein in- ference to the effect that Sir Arthur was charged with falsification of the records as he did not grasp from the reading of the iginal article that there was any chatge of that Mature. Proceedings were read, and fol- Howing this His Lordship explain- ed his understanding of the case. Counsel's Remark A great deal of interchange between Mr. Regan and His Lordship fol- lowed. A remark from Mr. Regan with respect to his own inexperi- ence brought from Mr. Justice Rose the statement - that he assumed | with Heeney. J when the counsel took the case he experience -- Justice Rose | lof the case, Mr, Regan desired to deliber- | day, hese Col M; FOURTEEN PAGES IFIGATION General Currie Exonerated of Any Connivance Relative to Mishandling of Reports Large Opium Cache Found Sault Ste, Marie Laundr (By Sault Ste, Marié, Ont., Apr, 20,-- Sam Lee, Chinese laundryman, and Albert Beastry of Saulte Ste, Marie, Mich.,, were arrested yesterday by Paul Gillen; United States narcotic division, Opium valued at ten thousand dollars was confiscated by Gillen in search of Lee's laun- Press) dry and with it was taken opium pipes, lamps, scales and other ace cessorfes, A small quantity of opium was found on Beasley, Gillen said he beleived the opium - had been smuggled across the river from the Canadiam Sault, Arrests at Detroit, 'Chicago and otHer cities are expected to follow, was satisfled that such counsel was competent to carry it out, that he had knowledge of the law and oth- er qualifications, The point was pursued further and became nar- rowed down to whether in the trial include a charge against Sir Ar- thur Currie of conniving at falsi- fication of the records, Mr, Regan demurred and this evoked from His Lordship the. definite question, "Then do I understand you to say that neither in the article nor in the pleadings was there any thought of implicated Sir Arthur Currie with regards to any falsification of records'? Col. Orde"s examination was then continued. Records had been checks ed thoroughly, The witness said that four men were killed on No- vember 10 on the eastern edge of the canal near Mons, He had no record of these men, The lists did not show any deaths on November 11th through failure to check up closely, Later a check had been made and it was found that 'one man had been killed on November 11 near Mons; The witness was in a position to say that was only &. 18 toy revolver, several candy stores, casualty, Explains Diaries He explained how the records were compiled and stated that in the lower formaiton, war diaries were done by persons whwo did oth- er work, Sometimes the person would become a casualty and war diaries were written wehn the op- portunity offered, Regarding the field service regulations, the wit- ness said, "You are not supposed to carry them with. you to the front, You were supposed to have 8s few documents and books as possible." Entry fn the war diary depended 'on what information s person got. The war diary went to the base direct and was sent over to London for storage. Harold Fox, previous witness, had paid that the 21st Battalion had passed through the 19th and 20th on the night of November 10. Mr. Tilley asked Col, Orde what the record showed. The reply was that on November 9, the 21st. reached the place about four and a half miles south of Mons. They stood fast on that line and stayed until after the 11th. The 19h went through the 18th on the 10th fur- ther north, just on the outskirts of Mons. A Day Behind Fox, according to Col. Orde, was a day out in his evidence. He said things took place on November 10 which actually took place on the Oth, He had also erred regarding the battalion through which the 21st passed. This had been the 24th and pot the 19th. If events related by Fox were put back one A - he painted was relatively correct. Seven men of the 42nd Battalion had been killed on November 10th. : The war diary of the battalion showed that the German high velocity shell hall hit the tramsport lies at Jemappes, killing' two men and wounding ten others. died of wounds. That meant that there were ten men of the battalion killed on November 10 and all were accounted for. Six were killed in the wagon lines and four up in the front, ! . Casualties Regarding Princess Patricia's Cas padian Light Infantry, there was one killed on November 10, and 15 wounded. One of the latter died on the 11th. On November 10, the Tenth Battalion had four officers, eleven other ranks killed and 28 other ranks wounded. Other unit casualties on the same date were: The 20th Battalion one officer, ranks sone Canadian Regiment, one officer, six others killed, three officers, twelve others wounded. The 49th Battalion, five other » ranks killed and seven wounded. 'The record of Princess Pats war diary showed that unit to have been relieved on the might of No- 19-YEAR-OLD YOUTH CONFESSES MURDER Montreal, April 19. --Berpard Rheaume, 19-year-old lad of St, Are mand, Que., who admitted killing and robbing Herve Dupont, a youth of the same place, last October, was taken today by detectives to St, Armand for the inquest on the body of Dupont, which was found on the hanks of Rock River on Ape ril 11, GIRL HELD UP AND ROBBED OF $60 Lone Thug Uses a Toy Revolver to Rob Store Toronto ril 20---A lone .fhug, emulat ong Dundee, the yang Scotsman, who last Fall held up wit and was sent to jail, walked into the Laura Secord store, 452 Yonge Street last evening, and levelling a gun at the head of Miss Margaret Davis cashier, 61 Wright Avenue, foree 'her to hand over the contents of the cash register, between $50 and $60, The desperado escaped, No one was in the store at the time of the depredation, except Miss Dayjs, The thug, whom she deseribs ed as ahout 30 years of age and abous 5 feet, 6 inches in height, entered the store and looked around as if intends ing to make a purchase. As he reached the showcase behind which Miss Davis stood, he pushed his arm over the top, at the same time says ing: "Come on, now, money." In the hand resting om the show» case Miss Davis saw what appeared to be a revolver. It was a small, black, toy-like affair, with what ap» peared to be. a gold rim aroand muzzle, Miss Davis looked a Ihe man, and attempted to argue. t the fellow was not to be trifled with, "Come on--quick" he demanded, or I'll shoot you." ¥ Frightened, and with no help in sight, Miss Dayis handed over the money. ' "Now, don't attempt to follow me!" the marauder warned, as jie backed toward the door, with the revolver still levelled. In a moment he was outside and had mingled with the crowd, Hand over your Charlottetown, P. E. L, Offered $80,000 in Paintings and Cash Charlottetown," P.E.I., April 19, --Intimation was made of a gift worth $80,000 by the Harris fam. ily to the city of Charlottetown in connection with the proposed art gallery museumr snd public Ji- 'Four of these ultimately | brary, and painter, of that historic pice ture "The Fathers of Confedera- The family in addition to the donation of $60,000 in paintings and $20,000 in cash is also pi '. &d to establish an endowment for the care of the gallery and morning of November 11 a comrade named Pritchard had been sniped in Mons, records at Ottawa showed two men named Pritchard in CLL but none of them ever became a oas ualty. of the 19th Battalion who was wounded, but he survive vember 19 leaving one company in led.